Lady&#39;s undergarment



Nov. 11,1924. 1,515,282 W. LSIEWERS LADY S UNDERGARMENT Filed June 20;1923 Edda l. flz'eweni W aktozneqd I Patented Nov. 11, 1924.

VVALTER L. SIEVJ'ERS, OF WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOB TO THEIVIALINE MILLS COMPANY, OF ITORSYTH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, A. CORPORA-TION OF NORTH CAROLINA.

LADYS UN DERG'ARMENT.

Application filed June 20, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER L. Smwnns, a citizen of the United States,residing at lVinstomSalem, in the county of Forsyth and State of NorthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in LadiesUndergarments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to ladys undergarment, and has for its object toprovide a garment which can be made without waste of material as regardsthe main body of the garment. The main body of the garment is formedfrom a tabular member of substantially the same diameter throughout andthe same is slit from its: bottom to a point intermediate its ends and agusset is inserted to give the necessary width at the bottom of thegarment.

The various novel features of the invention will appear from thedetailed description of the invention taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is an elevation of the tabular member from whichthe improved garment is formed. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the finishedgarment, Fig. 3 is a plan view of one of the pieces which is insertedinto the garment to provide the necessary width at the bottom thereof;Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing the gusset having arounded apex instead of apointed apex, and Fig. 5 is a cross sec tiontaken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings numeral 1 indicates the conventional shoulder straps atthe top of the body 2, which comprises the main portion of the garment,and 3 the usual drawstring at the top of the garment.

The body 2 is a knitted tabular member of substantially uniform diameterthroughout and the same is slit at the front and back as at 4 from thebottom upwardly.

inserted into the slits at the front and back are gussets 5, thesegussets being connected by a tab 6. The gussets at their apex areperfectly pointed as shown in Fig. 2 but it is within the spirit of theinvention to make them rounded as in Fig. 4.

While it is preferred to make the tab 6 Serial No. 646,636.

an integral part of the gussets 5, nevertheless, it is within the spiritof the invention to make the tab as a separate member and to sew it tothe gussets 5.

The tab 6 connects the bases of the gussets, and hence the two gussetscan be conceived of as being double arrowhead gussets. The tab 6 isrelatively narrow and of sufficient length to permit one side or theother or the lower part of the garment to be drawn up over the hipwithout binding in the crotch. The insertion of the gussets causes thesides of the garment on either side of the connecting portion of tab 6to extend upwardly away from the said connection portion. It will thusbe seen that the elongated tab or connecting portion together with theupwardly extending side of the garment permits the garment to be readilydrawn up as stated.

A garment made in accordance with this invent-ion can be readilymanufactured at minimum cost, since it is merely necessary to slit thetube 2 and insert the double arrow-head gussets into the slits toprovide the necessary and desired width at the bottom of the garment.

What I claim is: I

1. A garment comprising a tabular body slit longitudinally in front andback from the bottom edge upwardly, and connected arrowhead gussetsinserted into the body at the said slit, the connection between thearrowheads, tying the front and back of the garment together, beingrelatively long and narrow, and the bottom of the garment at either sideof the said connection extending upwardly away from said connection.

2. A garment comprising a tabular body slit longitudinally in front andback from the bottom edge upwardly, and a double arrowhead gusset pieceinserted into the slit part of the body, the connection between thearrowheads of the gussets being of less width than the widest part ofsaid arrowheads and being relatively long and tying the front and backof the garment together, the bottom of the garment at either side ofsaid connection extending upwardly away from said connection.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WALTER L. SIEWERS.

